Welcome to Addis Ethiopian Restaurant

The best Ethiopian restaurant available in Oakland.
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Addis Ethiopian Restaurant has been a Bay Area fixture for over a decade. Dedicated to bringing a genuine Ethiopian dining experience to our patrons, our dishes are prepared with authentic recipes that date back centuries.

We hope your visit gives you a glimpse into the traditional Ethiopian home, where the people delight in pampering their visitors with comfort and courtesy. Though each dish on our menu has its own description, words truly cannot describe the exotic tastes you will savor. Located in Oakland’s North Temescal business district, Addis is the place for the finest Ethiopian dining experience in the Bay Area.

Our Menu

Starters

  • INJERA ROLL (Vegan)
    Vegetarian spread rolled in injera.
  • ADDIS ROLL
    Gomen & Ayib rolled in Injera.
  • KATEGNA
    Ethiopian Spices butter mixed with berbere and rolled in crispy injera.

Combination Plates

  • ADDIS COMBINATION
    Created to provide the ultimate Ethiopian dinning experience, this plate comes adorned with a sampling of our meat and vegetarian dishes (serves two).
  • MEAT COMBINATION
    A serving of our three Ethiopian meat specialties: YEDORO WOT | YESEGA WOT | YESEGA ALICHA.
  • VEGETARIAN COMBINATION
    A serving of our Ethiopian vegetarian/vegan specialties: GOMEN | YEMESER WOT | ATER KIK | ALICHA DENICH.
  • Kornis
    A sampling of Addis’  old time favorites  KITFO | TIBS | QUANTA FIR FIR (Serves two)
  • Vegetarian Kornis
    A sampling of | VEGGIE FIR FIR | FASSOLIA | TOFU TIBS (Serves two)

Vegan / Vegetarian Dishes

  • GOMEN
    Chopped collard greens cooked in a mild sauce of onions, garlic, green pepper, and herbed oil.
  • YEMESER WOT
    Lentils cooked slowly in flavorful berbere sauce, a blend of spices, and herbed oil.
  • ATER KIK
    Split peas cooked slowly in a blend of spices, onions, garlic, turmeric, and herbed oil.
  • TEQEL GOMEN
    Chunks of cabbage, carrots and potatoes cooked slowly in a blend of spices, onions, garlic, turmeric, and herbed oil.
  • SELATA
    Green leaf lettuce, onions, and green peppers with house dressing.
  • PASTA (Spaghetti)
    Generous portion of spaghetti prepared Ethiopian style. Served with green Salad.
  • FASSOLIA
    Green beans and carrots cooked in a mild sauce of onions, garlic, green pepper, and herbed oil.
  • TOFU TIBS
    Tofu sautéed in Addis’s herbed oil with onions, garlic, and fresh herbs.
  • ZUCCHINI WOT
    Zucchini sautéed in tomatoes, onions, garlic, green pepper, and fresh herbs.
  • EGGPLANT WOT
    Eggplant sautéed in Addis’s traditional red sauce. A vegetarian version of the Ethiopian signature Doro Wot.
  • SHIRO WOT
    Ground split peas cooked slowly in flavorful berbere sauce, a blend of spices, and Addis’ seasoned oil (can also be cooked with herbed butter).
  • VEGGIE FIR FIR
    Injera tossed in a sauce of sautéed onions, berbere, tomatoes, garlic, green pepper, fresh

Meat Dishes

  • KITFO
    Very lean and tender prime beef freshly minced and seasoned with mitmita and Addis’ seasoned butter.
    Served raw, rare, or cooked.
  • KITFO SPECIAL
    Kitfo mixed with the right amount of Ayib and Gomen.
  • KITFO DULET
    Kitfo infused with diced red onions and green peppers.
  • QUANTA FIR FIR
    Injera tossed in a sauce of Quanta (Ethiopian style beef jerky) sautéed in berbere, tomatoes, onions, garlic, green pepper, fresh herbs, and Addis’s seasoned butter.
  • BANATU
    Injera tossed in a sauce of tender pieces of lean beef sautéed in berbere, tomatoes, onions, garlic, green pepper, fresh herbs, and Addis’ seasoned butter.
  • YESEGA WOT
    Lean cubes of beef cooked in berbere sauce with a blend of Ethiopian spices.
  • YEDORO WOT
    Chicken & hard-boiled egg cooked in a flavorful & delicately spiced berbere sauce to create Ethiopia’s favorite dish.
  • YESEGA ALICHA
    Lean cubes of beef cooked in a flavorful mild sauce with a blend of Ethiopian spices, onions, ginger, turmeric, and garlic.
  • *LEGA TIBS
    Tender pieces of lean meat sautéed in Addis’ spices, onions, garlic, rosemary, and fresh herbs. It can be made spicy as well.

    *Beef or Lamb

  • RIBEYE TIBS
    USDA Choice rib eye beef sautéed to perfection in Addis’ spices, onions, garlic, rosemary.
  • DORO TIBS
    Boneless, skinless marinated chicken thigh sautéed in Addis’s seasoned butter with onions, rosemary, and fresh herbs
  • Zil Zil TIBS
    Tender strips of beef marinated in Addis’ concoction of fresh herbs and grilled to perfection.
  • GORED GORED
    Very lean and tender cubes of prime beef seasoned with awaze and Addis’ seasoned butter. Served raw or very rare
  • *KOTELETTE
    Generous portion of choice tenderized meat prepared Ethiopian style. Served with Pasta & Selata.

    *Beef or Fish

  • YEBEG ALICHA FIT FIT
    Injera tossed in a sauce of lean cubes of lamb cooked in a flavorful mild sauce with a blend of Ethiopian spices.

From the Sea

  • FILLET OF FISH
    Generous portion of breaded tilapia fillet prepared Ethiopian style. Served with Mesir Wot & Salad.
  • SHRIMP TIBS
    Shrimp sautéed in Awaze, onions, garlic, peppers, in Addis’ seasoned butter and fresh herbs.
  • FISH GOULASH
    Fish sautéed in mild Awaze sauce, onions, garlic, peppers, and fresh herbs.

Wine & Beer

  • Wine
  • Ethiopian Honey wine
    Ask about our special glass and bottle prices.
  • House Cabernet
    Ask about our special glass and bottle prices.
  • House Merlot
    Ask about or special glass and bottle prices.
  • House Chardonnay
    Ask about our special glass and bottle prices.
  • Corkage
    Ask about our special corkage prices.
  • Beer
  • Domestic
    Anchor Steam, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
  • Imported
    Beck’s, Corona, Guinness, & Heineken
  • Sparkiling Mineral Water
  • Ethiopian
    Hakim Stout, Harar Lager, St George Lager, & Meta Premium

Non alcoholic Beverages

  • Cold Beverages
  • Aranciata
    Italian Soda
  • Soda
    Coke, Diet Coke, & Sprite
  • Sparkiling Mineral Water
  • Juice
    Apple, Cranberry, & Orange
  • Flax Seed Juice
  • Hot Beverages
  • Ethiopian Spiced Tea
  • Ethiopian Ginger Spiced Tea
  • Ethiopian Tossign (Green) Tea
  • Coffee
  • Espresso
  • Machiato
  • Latte
  • Capuccino

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